Problems with 915resolution package? - Setup

This is a discussion on Problems with 915resolution package? - Setup ; I posted a message about this problem in a previous thread. I got to
thinking that maybe the problem is with the 915resolution package. I
had to install that to get my linux installations to display full
screen. I have ...

Problems with 915resolution package?

I posted a message about this problem in a previous thread. I got to
thinking that maybe the problem is with the 915resolution package. I
had to install that to get my linux installations to display full
screen. I have installed Ubuntu, Mepis, and PCLinuxOS with a multi-boot
setup in GRUB.

I have the same basic problem with all 3 distros, but it works out
differently in PCLinuxOS than the other 2. The problem is that the
desktop is slightly larger, both vertical and horizontal, than the
screen. I'd say between 5 & 10% to large. If I can see the toolbar
on the top, I can't see the bottom of the windows. When I slide the
cursor down off the bottom of the screen the desktop slides up and the
bottom becomes visible, with the top disappearing. If I slide too far
the whole screen goes blank. It comes back when I move the mouse back
up. With Ubuntu and Mepis, which are both Debian, the screen doesn't
move but I can click on things I can't see. With the other 2 the
fonts in Firefox and Thunderbird are ugly, but PCLinuxOS is OK in that
regard.

Re: Problems with 915resolution package?

A Watcher wrote:
> I posted a message about this problem in a previous thread. I got to
> thinking that maybe the problem is with the 915resolution package. I
> had to install that to get my linux installations to display full
> screen. I have installed Ubuntu, Mepis, and PCLinuxOS with a multi-boot
> setup in GRUB.
>
> I have the same basic problem with all 3 distros, but it works out
> differently in PCLinuxOS than the other 2. The problem is that the
> desktop is slightly larger, both vertical and horizontal, than the
> screen. I'd say between 5 & 10% to large. If I can see the toolbar
> on the top, I can't see the bottom of the windows. When I slide the
> cursor down off the bottom of the screen the desktop slides up and the
> bottom becomes visible, with the top disappearing. If I slide too far
> the whole screen goes blank. It comes back when I move the mouse back
> up. With Ubuntu and Mepis, which are both Debian, the screen doesn't
> move but I can click on things I can't see. With the other 2 the
> fonts in Firefox and Thunderbird are ugly, but PCLinuxOS is OK in that
> regard.
>
> My monitor is a 21" widescreen LCD and the graphics are Intel 945
> integrated graphics. I'd welcome any suggestions anyone might have.

What's your native resolution? The easiest way to figure it out is to
look at the default (and usually highest) resolution of your monitor in
Windows. Make sure what you're setting it to in 915resolution is the same.

Re: Problems with 915resolution package?

Colonel Communism wrote:
> A Watcher wrote:
>> I posted a message about this problem in a previous thread. I got to
>> thinking that maybe the problem is with the 915resolution package. I
>> had to install that to get my linux installations to display full
>> screen. I have installed Ubuntu, Mepis, and PCLinuxOS with a
>> multi-boot setup in GRUB.
>>
>> I have the same basic problem with all 3 distros, but it works out
>> differently in PCLinuxOS than the other 2. The problem is that the
>> desktop is slightly larger, both vertical and horizontal, than the
>> screen. I'd say between 5 & 10% to large. If I can see the toolbar
>> on the top, I can't see the bottom of the windows. When I slide the
>> cursor down off the bottom of the screen the desktop slides up and the
>> bottom becomes visible, with the top disappearing. If I slide too far
>> the whole screen goes blank. It comes back when I move the mouse back
>> up. With Ubuntu and Mepis, which are both Debian, the screen doesn't
>> move but I can click on things I can't see. With the other 2 the
>> fonts in Firefox and Thunderbird are ugly, but PCLinuxOS is OK in that
>> regard.
>>
>> My monitor is a 21" widescreen LCD and the graphics are Intel 945
>> integrated graphics. I'd welcome any suggestions anyone might have.
>
> What's your native resolution? The easiest way to figure it out is to
> look at the default (and usually highest) resolution of your monitor in
> Windows. Make sure what you're setting it to in 915resolution is the same.

It is set to the native resolution. What's odd is that the desktop
overflowed even before I added the 915resolution package to get full
screen. Then it just overflowed to the right and bottom.

Re: Problems with 915resolution package?

A Watcher wrote:
> Colonel Communism wrote:
>> A Watcher wrote:
>>> I posted a message about this problem in a previous thread. I got to
>>> thinking that maybe the problem is with the 915resolution package. I
>>> had to install that to get my linux installations to display full
>>> screen. I have installed Ubuntu, Mepis, and PCLinuxOS with a
>>> multi-boot setup in GRUB.
>>>
>>> I have the same basic problem with all 3 distros, but it works out
>>> differently in PCLinuxOS than the other 2. The problem is that the
>>> desktop is slightly larger, both vertical and horizontal, than the
>>> screen. I'd say between 5 & 10% to large. If I can see the toolbar
>>> on the top, I can't see the bottom of the windows. When I slide the
>>> cursor down off the bottom of the screen the desktop slides up and the
>>> bottom becomes visible, with the top disappearing. If I slide too far
>>> the whole screen goes blank. It comes back when I move the mouse back
>>> up. With Ubuntu and Mepis, which are both Debian, the screen doesn't
>>> move but I can click on things I can't see. With the other 2 the
>>> fonts in Firefox and Thunderbird are ugly, but PCLinuxOS is OK in that
>>> regard.
>>>
>>> My monitor is a 21" widescreen LCD and the graphics are Intel 945
>>> integrated graphics. I'd welcome any suggestions anyone might have.
>>
>> What's your native resolution? The easiest way to figure it out is to
>> look at the default (and usually highest) resolution of your monitor
>> in Windows. Make sure what you're setting it to
in 915resolution is
>> the same.
>
> It is set to the native resolution. What's odd is that the desktop
> overflowed even before I added the 915resolution package to get full
> screen. Then it just overflowed to the right and bottom.

Hrm. Maybe set the resolution in 915resolution a little lower, I guess?

Re: Problems with 915resolution package?

In message
Colonel Communism wrote:
> A Watcher wrote:
>> Colonel Communism wrote:
>>> A Watcher wrote:
>>>> I posted a message about this problem in a previous thread. I got to
>>>> thinking that maybe the problem is with the 915resolution package. I
>>>> had to install that to get my linux installations to display full
>>>> screen. I have installed Ubuntu, Mepis, and PCLinuxOS with a
>>>> multi-boot setup in GRUB.
>>>>
>>>> I have the same basic problem with all 3 distros, but it works out
>>>> differently in PCLinuxOS than the other 2. The problem is that the
>>>> desktop is slightly larger, both vertical and horizontal, than the
>>>> screen. I'd say between 5 & 10% to large. If I can see the toolbar
>>>> on the top, I can't see the bottom of the windows. When I slide the
>>>> cursor down off the bottom of the screen the desktop slides up and the
>>>> bottom becomes visible, with the top disappearing. If I slide too far
>>>> the whole screen goes blank. It comes back when I move the mouse back
>>>> up. With Ubuntu and Mepis, which are both Debian, the screen doesn't
>>>> move but I can click on things I can't see. With the other 2 the
>>>> fonts in Firefox and Thunderbird are ugly, but PCLinuxOS is OK in that
>>>> regard.
>>>>
>>>> My monitor is a 21" widescreen LCD and the graphics are Intel 945
>>>> integrated graphics. I'd welcome any suggestions anyone might have.
>>>
>>> What's your native resolution? The easiest way to figure it out is to
>>> look at the default (and usually highest) resolution of your monitor
>>> in Windows. Make sure what you're setting it to
> in 915resolution is
>>> the same.
>>
>> It is set to the native resolution. What's odd is that the desktop
>> overflowed even before I added the 915resolution package to get full
>> screen. Then it just overflowed to the right and bottom.
>
> Hrm. Maybe set the resolution in 915resolution a little lower, I guess?

It sounds as though the monitor isn't correctly detecting the timing
from the video signals. If it has an Adjust or Auto button, have you
tried pressing that?

You could also try altering the refresh rate. LCDs seem to accept 50Hz
to 75Hz without too many problems, and because they don't flicker,
there isn't a problem generally in using a lower rate. As it reduces
the bandwidth of the video signal, it can improve the sharpness of the
picture too.

Re: Problems with 915resolution package?

A Watcher wrote:
[...]
> The problem is that the
> desktop is slightly larger, both vertical and horizontal, than the
> screen. I'd say between 5 & 10% to large. If I can see the toolbar
> on the top, I can't see the bottom of the windows. When I slide the
> cursor down off the bottom of the screen the desktop slides up and the
> bottom becomes visible, with the top disappearing. If I slide too far
> the whole screen goes blank. It comes back when I move the mouse back
> up.

That is normal behaviour, detailed in the xorg.conf manual page. Search
for the word Virtual (it should be in the DISPLAY SUBSECTION area).